The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-07-10

cry and carpet caught fire, and the audience
| was beyond control. A panic seemed lmni-
nent, the crowd rushed pell-mell for the
doors. but by the noble efforts of H. j. Ran
| dolph and Others a stampede of a serious ma
| ture was prevented, and after short time
| the exercises were resumed.
Since the Athens city schools have closed,
county free schools have been opened by
| negroes Just beyond the outskirts of the IN
| corporate limits To these schools a num-
| Der of the colored people of Athens are
sending their children, thus getting double
share of the school fund. This is clearly
| Illegal. The State does not allow child to
| get but one share of the free school fund.
and the negroes in Athens have already
| secured that, and have no right TO now go
| into the county and consume the funds APP
| priated to educating the children OF the
| country.
A few days ago Charlie Duncan, of Jack
| son county, went to Athens in search of a
maidstone, his little daughter, II years old,
having been bitten by dog with the rabies.
Mai Pruitt's maidstone was procured and
full instructions given him hosv to use it.
Dir. Duncan has now returned the maidstone,
and says that il adhered to the wound three
times, and after that it would not stick any
more. The little girl considers herself cured,
and the wound is about healed over. Mr..
Duncan has great deal of confidence in the
stone and offered to pay any amount for the
use Of it.
Tuesday afternoon, about o'clock, a bolt
of lightning struck the crib Of Jim Price, at
Pennington, in Oconee county, and from
there ran to a stall near at hand. 1t de-
molished the crib tearing large logs into
pieces In the stable was Mr.. Prices famous
stallion, ''Red Jacket, >" while in shed at
tached to this building was a fine mare colt.
The lightning killed the mare instantly,
burning the hair from one leg and knocking
an eye out of the colt. 1t also stunned the
horse, but did not seriously injure it. No
one had ever been allowed to ride Red
Jacket until this, but that evening he was
as docile as a lamb and permitted anyone
to get on his back.
Saturday, at Babb & Colbert's saw mill,
in Collard Valley, Polk county, Birdine
Cothran tcolorcd) was working with the
huge hand that runs the saw. The machin-
cry had just started, and he walked in the
direction of the pulley where he had TO bet
ter adjust the band When near the pulley
his foot slipped and his body was caught be
tween the belt and pulley, and the force OF
the movement was such that in the bands
revolution his body was threshed with great
violence against the ground, mangling him
horribly. When rescued his head and shout
ders were mashed and bruised and one hip
and one leg were broken. He fingered in
great agony for about two hours and died
The news of the communication of Homans
sentence did not reach Dalton until late
Thursday evening, and the news did not
spread. The town was full of people Friday
morning, bent on seeing the hanging. -Four
Thousand We're present, and were much dis
appointed. Many expressed themselves
freely, condemning the action of the Cover
nor in strong language Some one hung
from the gallowS erected in the suburbs,
and also from n signal pole in the main
street, men of straw, with placards pinned
on marked John B. Gordon. This created
but little attention, except that the Chief
Magistrate should be thus degraded The
crowd was orderly, and went home in better
humor than when they came.
Fannie Sharp was cook and housemaid
in a family of Macon. Last Sunday she ap-
peared in ordinary health, but she was de-
spondent and told her family that at 8
O'Clock Monday she was going to die They
thought little of these expressions, charging
them up to impulSiveness or historical
Brightness Monday she was knocking
around home, and up to O'Clock she walked
about the house, talking and attending to
the ordinary matters about home Sudden
ly, just before O'Clock, she went into her
mothers room and fell down across the bed,
where she lay motionless. Some of the
family observed her and becoming anxious
they went to see about her and found her
passing through the last agonies of dissolu-
tion.
The next meeting of the stockholders of
the Central Bank Block association of At
lanta, which occurs Tuesday, promises TO be
lively. The president of the association
will make IN his report statement to the
effect that John II. James refused TO pay a
draft for $500 drawn on him to cover a de
felt in the semi-annual dividend of per
cent Some of the stockholders assert that
Mr.. James is behind; that he owes them in
dividends some 81, 900 which he received in
rents. Some of the stockholders go so far
Us to declare that if Mr.. James fails to make
up the sum which they claim is in arrears
that they will not hesitate to take the case
into court and to apply for Il receiver. Mr..
James asserts that the rents have not been
sufficient to pay the dividends expected.
Marshalville Times: Henry is an edu-
Gated dog-in fact he is the smarteSt dog in
this entire section. He will carry a note or.
package home or elsewhere as he is directed
a few days ago one of our citizens was feel
ing bad and thought that three fin
gers" of the 'oil of joy" would add greatly
to his cup of happiness, and calling Henry
hastily penned "a note about in these words:
MY Darling: Please send me drink by
Henry-am not we'll" Giving this note to
Henry, pattlng him on the head, gave him
orders where to go, and quietly awaited his
return. Henry did not proceed on his Jour
ney many squares, however, before sharp
pointed flea attacked him and forgetting all
else Henry went for it. In his efforts TO
discharge the flea Henry lost the note which
was afterward picked up and sent to this
office, which will explain TO Joe how he
missed his drink.
Another accident occurred at tho river
bridge near Americas late Thursday after
noon, resulting in serious damage to the
bridge through the careleSSneSS of the crew
of the steamer Montezuma. The boat came
down the stream at an unusual speed,
striking against the bents of the tempo
rary structure, which caused it to
fall with a crash upon the top of
the boat, several carloads of bridge
timbers tumbling down upon il. Fortu-
nately no one was hurt by the falling tim
bers, but the boat. il is said, is considerably
damaged, while the railroad is cut in two
until repairs can be made, which NAV re-
quire several days yet. Trains from Ameri-
Gus have to stop on that side, and passen-
gers TO and from Coney have to be ferried
across tho stream III bateauX.
Thursday two datboats with provisions
and force of hands were sent from Rome
up the OoStanaula TO rescue the steamer
Mitchell from her present stranded position.
The Mitchell was on her way to Rome, hay
ing ON board a cargo of heavy oalsen timber
Last Monday afternoon about sunset, at n
distance of twelve miles from this city, she